Vest or coat for carrying securities



H..BELZ

VEST OR COAT FOR CARRYING SECURITIES Filed Dec. 5, 1921 n .l ..14 .4 .11.1 w... ...4 l...

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ATTQRNEY Aug. 19. 1924.

WITNESS:

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Application filed December 5, 1921:. Q serall'No. 520,144.

To all 'whom t may concern.' v l e Be it known that I, HUGO BEL?, a citizen of the United States, residing' at New York city, in Jthe county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Vests yor Coats :for Carrying Securities, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to Vests or coats for carrying' securities, gems and other valuables, and the principal object is to produce a device of this kind which cannot readily be removed from the person of the wearer.

Another object is to produce a garment of this nature having appearance of an ordinary vest and constructed with interlinings of hardened steel mail.

Another object is to provide simple and efficient locking means.

llVith these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a view of the vest with the fastening devices opened.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 2 -2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detached View of the four fastening strips.

Figure 4 is a detail horizontal sectional view taken through the locking means.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts in all vie-ws.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that l have provided a. vest which is constructed with an inner lining 10 of cloth and an outer fabric layer 11 both of which may be any usual suitable material vfor such garments. Between the two layers l provide two layers of hardened steel chain or spiral armor indicated at 12 and 13 which merge into a single layer 14 at approximate-- ly the chest line and this single layer 14E passes over the shoulders and down in the back where it is again coupled to the two layers 12 and 13. The two layers 12 and 13 are fastened together at their lower edge thereby forming a. pocket 15 which extends completely around the body and may be provided with a lining at 16 and 17 of chamois or any other suitable material.

lt is intended that in use the valuables shall bel placed within the pocket 15 and then the edges of the same secured together andlocked so yas to prevent thieves from snatching the'valuables or in case of aholdup, to prevent'thefready removing of the ygarment from the wearerby shears or other "cutting means.'

The locking means comprises'four hardened steel bars numbered respectively 18 and 19 on the right hand side of the vest and 2O and 21 on the left hand side of the vest. The members are all slightly rounded on the edges so as to prevent cutting ma'- terial, and are covered with any desired fabric. The edges of the lining 12 are se-y cured respectively to members 18 and 20 while those of the outer layer of armor 13 are secured respectively to the members 19 and 21. Member 18 is provided with a plurality of studs 22 which are undercut so as to have enlarged heads. Members 19 and 2O are provided with apertures 23 of a size.

slightly larger than the heads of members 22 so that they may readily pass thereover, the

apertures 23 being` made to register perfectly with the position Vof the studs 22. The member 21 is provided with a plurality of key hole slots 24- the enlarged portions of which will pass over the heads of studs 22 and the restricted portions of which are adapted to engage with the shank of the studs 22 when member 21 is moved downwardly. All four of the plates have near their bottom apertures 25 for the reception of the tongue of a lock.

In operation, after the liacket has been `placed on and the valuables placed in the pocket y15, member 2O is brought with its apertures 23 into engagement with the studs 22 of member 18; Then member 19 has its apertures 23 engaged with the studs 22, and finally the large portions of the slots 2a in member 21 are `passed over the heads of studs 22. and member 21 is moved downwardly to lock the four of the bars together.

A lock isthe-n inserted in the registering apertures and secured in place.

lt will be seen that in this manner l have constructed a garment for carrying securities and other valuables which may not be readily removed from the body of the wearer either by the use of a cuttinginstrument or by stripping the same over the head, as

the steel. will not give sufficiently to permit of removal in the last mentioned manner. "Whenit is used by messenger boys berecessie ltween,banlrsand the likethe garment may be locked.' on the vmessenger -by. the "oiiioial -in one bank and unlookedby the oilicial in the n receiving bank. l y y, While I have describediwhat I deemlto i vention, it is obviousthat'1nany-oifthedetails may be varied Withoutlinany WayY departing from the Spirit f my invention, and

glfthereforeldo not limit myselfkto the 4exact details :oftconstruction .hereimset forth/nor yto anythingless than the .Whole Aoi'Umy l lin layersrof fabric, if a` double Ylayer f yof flexible metalforming apoc-letencirclingv the body, a, single layer of flexible metal supporting said pocket from the shoulders, and a pluvralirty,ofzasjaeel plates (1o-active with each other 'for securing and locking said pocket in ,closedcondition.`

2. A garment of the Class described, the

Combinationoftheusual outer and inner layers of fabric, a double layer' of flexible met al forming a :pocketencirclingv the' body,

a; single layer 4of eXible 1 metal-:supporting said pocket from the shoulders and means ,.at. thef mouth of saidj pocket VforA securing and looking the same in closed condition.y

. In testimony whereof I have ai-Xed 'my Hueo Bam 

